Bare Opera / Avaliações

The character of Maria could not be limited to one incarnation. The first vocalization of “Maria’s Theme,” sung on “La da da,” was actually performed by Dayen in conjunction with Forteza and R’miki. Moreover, they all seemed to be adding their own vocal flavor to the line, doubling but at the same timing differentiating from one another. In “Yo soy María,” one of the hit numbers in the piece, the three moved together taking turns at the center of attention, even though Dayen sang alone in this piece. The number gets fittingly reprised with new text after María’s resurrection and this reiteration of the famed music came with an added twist. Forteza took an entire section of the piece to herself, displaying a gentler but fervent line in her singing of the lower notes, a contrast to the weightier sound of Dayen. At the close of the piece, R’miki joined in and the three sang in unison; counterpointed with the first performance of the passage, this one added to this sense of unity and growth in the character of Maria.